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Der, die or das Rücktritt?

der Rücktritt

Gender
masculine
English
resignation
Plural
die Rücktritte

Why is it der Rücktritt?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Rücktritt. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Rücktritt.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Rücktritt in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Rücktritt: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Rücktritt is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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